Three A&M International Profs to Present at TSHA Meet

Three Texas A&M International University faculty
members will present papers at the Texas State Historical
Association's annual meeting in Dallas March 4-6.

In recognition of his distinction in historic research
writing, A&M International Dean of the College
of Arts and Humanities Dr. Jerry Thompson has been
selected to deliver the TSHA's Fellows' Luncheon address.

Dr. Thompson's topic will be "When General Albert
Sidney Johnston Came Home to Texas: Reconstruction
Politics and the Reburial of a Hero."

Dr. Michael Yoder, A&M International assistant
professor of geography, is scheduled to present his
"Drive-in Commercial Landscapes in Laredo, 1920-1945:
Architectural Dissonance and Spatial Mismatch"
as part of a session exploring "Architecture and
Society in Two Texas-Mexican Border Cities (Brownsville
and Laredo), 1920-1945."

Jaclyn Jeffrey, visiting instructor in anthropology
and journalism, will present "The Remarkable Success
of New Zapata," as part of a session titled "Displaced
by Falcon Dam: The Consequences of Resettlement for
Zapata, Texas."

Laredoan Antonio R. Sanchez Jr. will preside over a
session on "Historical Identity and the Rio Grande
Country: Views from Texas and Mexico," that will
feature a presentation by Manuel R. Ceballos of Nuevo
Laredo's El Colegio de la Frontera Norte on "The
Construction of Identities on the Rio Grande: The Two
Laredos after Guadalupe Hidalgo."

Organized on March 2, 1897, the Texas State Historical
Association is the oldest learned society in the state.
Its mission is to foster the appreciation, understanding,
and teaching of the rich and unique history of Texas
and by example and through programs and activities
encourage and promote research, preservation, and publication
of historical material affecting the State of Texas.

At the invitation of the president of the University
of Texas, the Association established its headquarters
on the campus soon after its inception in 1897, and
it has remained there ever since.

For additional information, please contact the Office
of Public Affairs at A&M International at 326.2180
or visit the University's home page at www:tamiu.edu.
For additional information on the TSHA, visit its
web site at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu.

University office hours are from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests and interviews should contact the Office of Public Affairs and Information Services at pais@tamiu.edu